Program Rankings — Business Economics, Harvard University

Program Rankings

Survey Based Quality Rankings

Source: NRC, 2010

The National Research Council ranked programs based on 2 measures of quality. They generated 500 different rankings to simulate the effects of using different sets of evaluators and ranking programs in different years. Learn more.

Histogram of Rankings

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Quality rankings (survey-based) out of 118 Economics programs

Range of Rankings

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4-8

Regression Based Quality Rankings

Source: NRC, 2010

Histogram of Rankings

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Quality ranking (regression-based) out of 118 Economics programs

Range of Rankings

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2-11

GRE Scores

Source: NRC, 2003-2005

Average Quantitative GRE

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799

Financial Support and Tuition

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Source: IPEDS, 2009

All Students

FULL TIME STUDENTS: TUITION

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$33,696

FULL TIME STUDENTS: FEES

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$1,126

PART TIME STUDENTS: COST PER CREDIT HOUR

$4,212

Application Fee

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GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION FEE

$105

Living Expenses

Source: IPEDS, 2009

On Campus

ON-CAMPUS ROOM AND BOARD

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$11,856

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

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$2,132

Off Campus

OFF-CAMPUS ROOM AND BOARD

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$11,042

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

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$2,035

Type of Financial Support

Source: GSS, 2007

How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations

Types

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP

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0%

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

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0%

FELLOWSHIP

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0%

TRAINEESHIP

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97%

First Year Support

Source: NRC, 2005

Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005

First year students with full financial support

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PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

100%

Sources of Financial Support

Source: GSS, 2007

How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations

Federal Support

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

0%

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

0%

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (EXCEPT NIH)

0%

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

0%

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

0%

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

0%

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

0%

OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES

0%

Non-Federal Support

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

97%

FOREIGN SOURCES

0%

OTHER US SOURCES

0%

SELF SUPPORT

3%

Tuition Remission

Source: SED, 2000–2004

Tuition paid by 2000–2004 Business Economics doctorate recipients from Harvard University

Median tuition remission

83%

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

NO TUITION REMISSION

0%*

LESS THAN 1/3 OF TUITION

0%*

1/3 TO 2/3 OF TUITION

0%

MORE THAN 2/3 OF TUITION

83%

Graduate School Debt

Source: SED, 2000–2004

Debt for 2000–2004 Business Economics doctorate recipients from Harvard University

Median graduate school debt

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$0

Outcomes for Recent Graduates

Degree Completion

Source: NRC, 2010

Time to Degree

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Median years required to complete a doctorate (full-time and part-time students)

Research Activity

Publications

PUBLICATIONS PER FACULTY MEMBER

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0.4

CITATIONS PER FACULTY MEMBER

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5.1

Grants

PERCENTAGE OF FACULTY WITH GRANTS

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41%

Awards

AWARDS PER FACULTY MEMBER

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2.4

Demographics

Diversity Ranking

Source: NRC, 2010

The National Research Council ranked programs based on a measure of overall diversity. They generated 500 different rankings to simulate the effects of using different sets of evaluators and ranking programs in different years. Learn more.